Q. From what you have read or heard about them, how trustworthy are the following state governments?
|
Total very/ quite /somewhat trust-worthy |
Total not very/not at all trust-worthy |
|
Very trust- worthy |
Quite trust- worthy |
Some-what trust- worthy |
Not very trust- worthy |
Not at all trust- worthy |
Don’t know |
|
| New South Wales |
43% |
34% |
4% |
13% |
26% |
23% |
11% |
24% |
|
| New South Wales (NSW only) |
54% |
34% |
7% |
17% |
30% |
25% |
9% |
11% |
|
| Victoria |
43% |
31% |
4% |
13% |
26% |
20% |
11% |
26% |
|
| Victoria (Victoria only) |
55% |
35% |
4% |
19% |
32% |
19% |
16% |
11% |
|
| Queensland |
39% |
37% |
3% |
11% |
25% |
20% |
17% |
24% |
|
| Queensland (Queensland only) |
44% |
51% |
3% |
11% |
30% |
18% |
33% |
4% |
|
| South Australia |
40% |
26% |
3% |
10% |
27% |
18% |
8% |
33% |
|
| Western Australia |
40% |
27% |
3% |
10% |
27% |
17% |
10% |
32% |
|
| Tasmania |
41% |
24% |
4% |
10% |
27% |
15% |
9% |
35% |
Overall, at least 40% of respondents thought that each state Government was trustworthy.
However, for their own state, 54% of New South Wales residents and 55% of Victorian residents thought their state government was trustworthy but only 44% of Queensland residents thought their state government was trustworthy with 51% saying they were not trustworthy.
Q. Australian journalist Peter Greste and his two al-Jazeera colleagues have been found guilty of producing false news to defame Egypt by an Egyptian court and sentenced to seven years in prison.
Do you think the Australian government has provided appropriate support to Peter Greste?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Government have provided appropriate support |
20% |
11% |
34% |
17% |
15% |
|
| Government have not provided appropriate support |
39% |
51% |
27% |
44% |
40% |
|
| Don’t know |
41% |
38% |
39% |
40% |
45% |
20% think that the Australian government has provided appropriate support to Peter Greste and 39% think they have not provided appropriate support. 34% of Liberal/National voters think they have provided appropriate support and 51% of Labor voters think they have not.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job the following people are doing as Government Ministers?
|
Total approve |
Total dis-approve |
Net score |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Dis-approve |
Strongly dis-approve |
Don’t know |
|
| Malcolm Turnbull – Communications |
44% |
31% |
+13 |
8% |
36% |
18% |
13% |
25% |
| Julie Bishop – Foreign Affairs |
41% |
38% |
+3 |
12% |
29% |
18% |
20% |
22% |
| George Brandis – Attorney General |
33% |
31% |
+2 |
7% |
26% |
15% |
16% |
36% |
| Scott Morrison – Immigration and Border Protection |
38% |
39% |
-1 |
14% |
24% |
17% |
22% |
24% |
| Greg Hunt – Environment |
28% |
39% |
-11 |
5% |
23% |
18% |
21% |
34% |
| Joe Hockey – Treasurer |
36% |
48% |
-12 |
10% |
26% |
21% |
27% |
15% |
| Christopher Pyne – Education |
29% |
47% |
-18 |
7% |
22% |
20% |
27% |
24% |
Malcolm Turnbull (+13) received the highest rating while Christopher Pyne (-18), Joe Hockey (-12) and Greg Hunt (-11) receive substantial negative ratings. Respondents were divided over the performance of Julie Bishop (+3), George Brandis (+2) and Scott Morrison (-1).
Liberal voters were most approving of Joe Hockey (78% approve), Julie Bishop (74%), Malcolm Turnbull (72%) and Scott Morrison (70%).
Q. Nearly two years ago, Julian Assange, the head of Wikileaks, was granted political asylum by Ecuador and has since been living at Ecuador’s embassy in London. Police officers have been stationed outside the embassy to arrest him if he leaves – at a cost of about $10 million. Which of the following is closest to your view about Julian Assange?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| It is a waste of money trying to arrest Julian Assange |
69% |
76% |
61% |
73% |
80% |
|
| Julian Assange should be arrested despite the costs |
13% |
9% |
20% |
11% |
6% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
19% |
16% |
14% |
69% agreed more with the view that it is a waste of money trying to arrest Julian Assange and only 13% thought Julian Assange should be arrested despite the costs. A majority of all voter groups agreed it is a waste of money trying to arrest Julian Assange.
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,817 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 27/5/14 |
2 weeks ago 11/6/14 |
Last week 17/6/14 |
This week 24/6/14 |
| Liberal |
|
37% |
35% |
36% |
37% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
40% |
37% |
39% |
40% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
39% |
40% |
41% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 27/5/14 |
2 weeks ago 11/6/14 |
Last week 17/6/14 |
This week 24/6/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
46% |
46% |
48% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
54% |
54% |
52% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
Q. It is 11 years since Australia went to war in Iraq. Do you think it was the right or wrong decision for Australia to go to war against Iraq?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
April 2013 |
|
| Right decision |
25% |
17% |
39% |
7% |
24% |
23% |
||
| Wrong decision |
50% |
57% |
38% |
69% |
55% |
51% |
||
| Don’t know |
25% |
25% |
23% |
24% |
22% |
26% |
50% believe Australia made the wrong decision to go to war in Iraq and 25% think it was the right decision. These results are not significantly different from those when this question was asked in April last year.
Those most likely to say it was the wrong decision were Greens voters (69%), Labor voters (57%) and people aged 55+ (60%).
39% of Liberal/National voters and 29% of men thought it was the right decision.
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Q. What do you think was the main reason John Howard’s Government joined the war in Iraq?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
April 2013 |
|
| They believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction |
18% |
17% |
24% |
11% |
13% |
18% |
||
| To ensure access to Iraq’s oil |
11% |
14% |
8% |
13% |
14% |
9% |
||
| To support the USA |
53% |
54% |
48% |
59% |
65% |
56% |
||
| To remove Saddam Hussein |
7% |
6% |
11% |
3% |
3% |
7% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
9% |
13% |
5% |
10% |
A majority (53%) thought that the main reason Australia joined the war in Iraq was to support the USA. Only 18% thought the main reason was that they believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. These results are not significantly different from those when this question was asked in April last year.
Iraq, Military Intervention, USA
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the USA taking military action to support the Iraqi Government in the current fighting in Iraq?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
34% |
49% |
24% |
36% |
|
| Total disapprove |
31% |
35% |
24% |
35% |
41% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
13% |
13% |
1% |
9% |
|
| Approve |
28% |
21% |
36% |
23% |
27% |
|
| Disapprove |
20% |
23% |
16% |
17% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
11% |
12% |
8% |
18% |
14% |
|
| Don’t know |
30% |
31% |
26% |
42% |
21% |
39% would approve of the USA taking military action to support the Iraqi Government in the current fighting in Iraq and 31% would disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (49%) and men (48%). Labor voters were split (34% approve/35% disapprove) while Greens voters were more likely to disapprove (24% approve/35% disapprove).